Penny Road Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Penny Road Pond is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Spring Lake Preserve near Barrington Center, IL. The route reaches Penny Road Pond. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Penny Road Pond
2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min
Elevation 799–836 ft
Out & Back · Spring Lake Preserve
Trailhead: 42.11031, -88.21372
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:39 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftPass Penny Road Pond.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Penny Road Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Beverly Lake 5.5 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Galvin's Lake 2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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